Map hanger



J. H. BECK June 10, 1941.

MAP HANGER Filed April 10, 1939 m m a Patented June 10, 1941 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFF C MAP HANGER Johnse H. Beck, Indianapolis, Ind.,assignor to The Geo. F. Cram Company, Indianapolis, Ind., a corporationof Illinois Application April 10, 1939, Serial No. 267,155

6 Claims.

The present invention relates to improvements in apparatus for providingadjustable mountings for maps, display sheets or other indicia.

My invention is primarily adapted for the support of maps, displaysheets, and the like, in schools, and the invention has for one of itsobjects that of providing adjustable supporting means adapted to bemounted at the top of a blackboard or on the wall, or in like position,for the supporting of display maps and the provision of means wherebythe map supporting members may be adjusted along the face of the wall orblackboard and, when not in use, may be turned back to permit themounting of other display means without moving or disturbing theposition of the map supporting members.

For the purpose of disclosing my invention, I have illustrated anembodiment thereof in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. l is a front elevation of map supporting means embodying myinvention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 22, showing a map roller supporthung thereon;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing the supporting clips turned back; and

Fig. 4 is a sectional view showing a different type of map rollsupporting frame which may be supported on my structure.

In the embodiment of the structure illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, I provide a channel-shaped molding strip I which is preferablyadapted to be secured to a molding 2, generally the molding whichsurrounds a blackboard. The bottom forwardly extending leg 3 of thismolding strip is provided with an upturned lip 4 and the upper leg 5 ofthe molding strip is extended a substantial distance beyond that of thebottom leg and has upwardly extending therefrom a rail 6. The upper endof this rail has a reversed curve or bend I to provide a hooked lip onwhich is adapted to be supported a plurality of map-supporting members8. The molding strip is preferably formed of relatively thin sheet metaland is made of suitable lengths, generally in commercial practice about6 feet long. Inserted in the channel member I are relatively shortblocks 9 of rubber, cork, linoleum or like material, to provide abacking for the reception of thumb tacks, pins or the like. The moldingstrip is secured in position on the molding 2 by suitable screws I0which pass through slots II in the edges of the molding strip and thesescrews likewise serve to hold the blocks 9 in position. Interposedbetween the screws and the blocks through which the screws pass aresuitable washers or holding plates l2. Due to. the fact that theopenings in the molding strip I through which the holding screws l0pass, are in the forms of slots, it is quite easy to secure multiplelengths of the molding strip in position by causing the two ends to abutand passing the screw through the slotted ends with the washeroverlapping the abutting ends as shown in Fig. 1.

Each of the clips 8 comprises a plate 13 having a rearwardly extendingneck Hi from which there is adapted to project an upwardly extending arml5 having arearward curved hooked end [6 provided with an inturned lipl'|.- This hooked end is adapted to be secured over the hooked portion 1of the molding strip with the inturned lip ll fitting under the edge'ofthe reversely curved hooked portion of the molding strip. Secured to theneck l4 and adapted to extend upwardly is a supporting hook l8 fromwhich the different articles may be hung and formed in the face of thesupporting member is a vertically disposed elongated slot l9 tarminatingat its upper end in an angularly' disposed enlargedopening 20. The plate13, as will be observed in Fig. 2, is adapted to be inclined slightlyinwardly toward the molding 2.

In addition to the blocks 9 and the supporting members heretoforedescribed, I may also pro vide one or more spring clips 2| adapted to besecured between the molding strip and the molding 2 by the same screwswhich hold the molding strip in position. The upper portion of thisspring clip is provided with openings through which the screws I0 maypass.

As illustrated in Fig. 2, one type of map supporting member maybesecured in position. This type of supporting means preferably comprisesa channel member 22, the top rear leg of which is provided with spacedapart openings 23 and the channel member supporting roller brackets 24.In order to support the roller frame in'position, this frame is hookedover a pair of spaced apart supporting members 8, the hooks It beingadapted to pass through the openings 23.

Another type of roller supporting bracket may also be supported from thestructure heretofore described. In this type of bracket, a bar havingbracket ends for supporting a roller map is provided with rearwardlyextending spaced apart headed members 25. These headed bolts or screwsor members may be inserted in the enlarged openings 20 in the face ofthe plate I3 and dropped down into the restricted slot 19 which willreceive the shank of the headed members and retain the structure inposition.

Due to the inter-engaging hooks on the supporting members 8 and on thechannel member I, the supporting members 8 are adjustab-ly supported onthe channel member. When dropped in supporting positon, the frictionalengagement between the curved portion IS on the supporting member andthe curved portion 1 on the channel member is such as to practicallylock the supporting members 8 against movement. At the same time, if itis desired. to' adjust the supporting members along the channel member,by simply slightly raising the supporting member at its lower end, thelocking engagement is broken and the member may he slid along themolding strip. Furthermore, due to the interlocking structure, thesupporting member may be raised or tilted upwardly, as shown in Fig. 3,and will remain in this position out of the way so that full advantageof the blocks 9 may be taken. Furthermore, while the supporting members8 are readily adjusted along the molding strip, they cannot be readilyremoved from the molding strip to thereby become lost or misplaced. v v

If it is desired, a cutaway portion '26 may be provided in therearwardly extending hook portion of the rail 1 to permit the removal ofthe supporting clips from the rail. Preferably, only one such cutawayportion is provided in each molding strip length and it is to be noted.that with the structure assembled on the wall, this cutaway portion isnot readily noticeable.

My structure is particularly adapted for use in schools and the like,and by the provision of the spring clips 2|, one form of bulletin orsheet may be secured in position thereon. By the pro-' vision of thecork blocks 9, another form of in diciaor material may be mounted inposition without interfering with the mounting of the first formsupported in the clips and by the provision of the sliding hooks stillanother form of indicia in the way of maps or the like may be mountedthereon without in any way interfering with the mounting of thestructures heretofore described. Furthermore, it is obvious that inorder to obtain access to portions of the cork or other soft materialblocks 9, it is not necessary to slide the supporting clips out ofposition as these may be raised and will stay in the'raised positionuntil manually moved down. a

The supporting bracket illustrated in Fig. 4 lends itself, together withthe slots I9 in the supporting clips, to what has heretofore been termedin the trade, as a straight roll mounting. It will be noted that theheaded studs 25 are rela-- tively close together on the roll supportingframe and when these studs are booked in a pair oiclips-which arelikewise relatively close together, the bracket as a whole may rock onthe support so that the roller for the map or like structure will alwaysseek a true horizontal position, thereby preventing crooked rolling ofthe map on the roller when used.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a supporting structure for maps or the like, a molding stripadapted to be secured to a wall and having an upward projecting railprovided with a rearwardly extending lip and a suspension clip slidablymounted on said strip, including a rearwardly extending hooked lipadapted to engage over said rearwardly extending molding lip and havingin its face an elongated vertical slot terminating in its upper end inan enlarged opening.

2. In a supporting structure for maps or the like, a molding stripadapted to be secured to a wall having an upwardly projecting railprovided with a rearwardly extending lip and a suspension clip slidablymounted on said strip, including a rearwardly extending hooked lipadapted to engage over said rearwardly extending molding lip andhavingmeans thereon for receiving and supporting a map roller bracket.

3. In a supporting structure for maps or the like, a molding stripadapted to be secured to a wall and having an upwardly projecting railprovided with a rearwardly extending lip and a sus-' pension clipslidably mounted on said strip, including a rearwardly extending hookedlip adapted to engage over said rearwardly extending molding lip andhaving mounted thereon a supporting hook.

4. In a supporting structure for maps or the like, a molding stripadapted to be secured to a wall and having an upwardly projecting railprovided with a rearwardly and downwardly curved lip and a suspensionclip slidably mounted on said strip, including a rearwardly extendinghooked lip adapted to engage over said rearward- 1y extending moldinglip; said hooked lip having a forwardly extending projection adapted toen'- gage beneath the rail lip.-

5. In a support for maps and the like, a supporting rail adapted to besecured to'a'wall in spaced relation thereto and having a rearwardlyextending lip and a suspension clip having a rearwardly extending hookprovided with a portion adapted to engage under said lip, the dis- 7tance between the wall and the rearedge of the rail lip being less thanthe width of said hook to thereby prevent the removal of said clip afterthe same has been positioned on said rail. I

6. In a support for maps and: the like, a supporting rail having arearwardly extending lip.

and a suspension clip having a downwardly extending flange provided witha forwardly extending'lip engaged under said rail lip to prevent removalof the clip'from the rail while permitting relative movement betweenthe, rail and the clip.

' JOHNSEI-I. BECK.

